This is an exciting and rewarding role for a young person looking to develop a career in youth work or mental health provision. You don’t need to be an expert in self harm (we are!) but you do need to have empathy, understanding and a genuine drive to connect with and help young people and to be consistent in your support work.

The Youth Support Worker (Outreach & Groups) is a key role at WISH to support mainly High school age young people. Working alongside another Youth Support Worker and our therapy team, you will be the “friendly face” who is their first contact, and through texting (work mobile with set hours – not a crisis line) or visiting them in their school or college or inviting them to our comfy sofa’s at WISH, you will help them to decide what support they need.

Some will go on to long term psychotherapy with us; some will join the weekly peer support or art therapy groups that you help to plan and run; some will do both. Some may go on to be youth volunteers; or get involved in youth voice work that you will co-lead.

We actively encourage young people ages 18+ with Lived experience of any of the issues we support to apply for this job.

Lots of training and CPD provided and the chance to study for Youth Work Qualifications

We are looking for someone to start immediately so please take this into consideration before applying.

• Salary: £26K pro-rata inc OLW, depending on qualifications and experience
• Contract: 2 years. 3 days a week/equivalent (future option of fulltime subject to funding)
• Location: The WISH Centre, Cedars Youth & Community Centre, Harrow and in Harrow Schools
• Deadline: 01 November 2024
• Hours: 3 days per week, 9-5 pm. Groups are run after school usually 4-6pm
• Interview Date: tbc